Kill Justice League to get the last update in January

Key takeaways

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will receive its final update in January.
In an announcement shared on Monday, Episode 8 will bring end-to-end support for the game, though its online functionality will remain.
The game was one of the biggest stories of 2024, reportedly costing Warner Bros. $200 million.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will receive a major final update in January, which will also end support for Rocksteady's live-service looter shooter. As part of the announcement detailing Season 4, Rocksteady revealed that the game will officially see its support end with Episode 8, although all online features will continue to be available.

The announcement follows recent news of the Deathstroke game's Season 4 DLC addition, as well as confirmation that the long-awaited offline mode is also coming to the game. With the updates, it brings an end to one of the biggest stories in gaming in 2024.

King Shark from Suicide Squad: Killing Justice League crying cartoon tears with Valheim's art in the background.

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Suicide Squad was a major miss

Originally released on February 2, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League did not launch to critical acclaim. Our own Stacey Henley gave it a 2.5/5, writing in part, “This is the most rinse-and-repeat game of its stature and can be repetitive.”

In the months that followed, Suicide Squad continued its post-launch support with The Joker, Mrs. Freeze, Lawless and now Deathstroke. Neither DLC addition was particularly well received, with many criticizing their individual origins as well as the plot twists added to the game.

At the same time, Warner Bros. reported that the live-services venture lost $200 million. The game's player base continued to dwindle, with less than 250 players at the time of Season 3's initial launch. Recently, the game experienced a slight improvement in the number of players, although this has to do with the huge discount of the game.

Prior to Monday's announcement, Warner Bros. remained silent on future support for the title beyond its outline Year 1 roadmap. In a statement to IGN, a Warner Bros. spokesperson said, “We're not discussing anything that hasn't been announced yet.” Apparently, there was nothing left to announce, as the game will see its support end a month before its one-year anniversary.